Cheap Trick - Standing On The Edge (1985/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

„Standing on the Edge's only highlight comes from the silvery-sounding "Tonight It's You," which peaked just outside the Top 40 at number 44 in the fall of 1985. Like 1983's Next Position Please, Standing on the Edge finds the band without any pizzazz or rock & roll exuberance. The tracks are dull and colorless, with only the single sporting any signs of enthusiasm from any of the band's members. Sleepers like "This Time Around," "How About You," and the ridiculous "Wild Wild Women" are subpar considering what Cheap Trick's capabilities are. Both Zander and Nielsen lack the cohesion that they usually have, and the writing comes off as weak and disregarded. Although Todd Rundgren tried his hardest to get 1983's Next Position Please off the ground, Cheap Trick opted for producer Jack Douglas this time around, whose efforts fared quite the same. It wasn't until 1988's Lap of Luxury that Cheap Trick was finally back on track, scoring their first number one hit with the dreamy-sounding ballad "The Flame.“ (Mike DeGagne, AMG)

Tracklist:
1. Little Sister 03:55
2. Tonight It's You (Album Version) 04:47
3. She's Got Motion 03:22
4. Love Comes 04:41
5. How About You 03:00
6. Standing On the Edge 04:43
7. This Time Around (Album Version) 04:33
8. Rock All Night 02:50
9. Cover Girl 03:42
10. Wild Wild Women 04:17

Personnel:
Robin Zander, vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen, lead guitar, backing vocals
Jon Brant, bass, backing vocals
Bun E. Carlos, drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
Mark Radice, keyboards, vocals
Paul Klingberg, additional keyboards

Engineered by Paul Klingberg
Produced by Jack Douglas

Digitally remastered